as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the wrestling champ
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders
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Recent Examples of champ
Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Scouting report: The defending league champs are big up front, with the 290-pound Morales joining Bombacie (220) and Tenter (225).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
Westminster Christian and star junior Chase McCarty and defending 4A boys champ Jacksonville.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Unlike my cheap black plastic spatula, Material’s Soft-Edge Turner performs like a champ.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Scouting report: The defending league champs are big up front, with the 290-pound Morales joining Bombacie (220) and Tenter (225).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Western & Southern Open:Wimbledon champs Alcaraz, Vondrousova headline preliminary field
Stearns grew up just a few minutes down the road from the Western & Southern Open in Mason.
—Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
Westminster Christian and star junior Chase McCarty and defending 4A boys champ Jacksonville.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
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Last season, the Bucks won the NBA Cup by beating the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The breakfast draws around 1,200 with standing room that includes a live auction of grand champion hams.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Both pests feed on rose leaves, sucking the sap or chewing the leaves, which weakens the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ortega has stomped all over the press tour for the second season of Wednesday.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Gray — who Frank has a long-term admiration for, and tried to sign for Brentford last season from Leeds United — started against Luton, but failed to stamp his authority, with opposition midfielders seemingly able to unsettle him with intensity and physicality.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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At the launch party for the new tattoo studio Dainty, La Virgen de Guadalupe candles — clear vessels stamped with the image of the Virgin Mary — burned along the walls.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Teams hike across waterways, tramp under overpasses and scour parks for signs of tents.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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In the right of the picture, a platoon of soldiers, heavily armed and preceded by a pair of gun carriages, tramp through a defile.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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